Martin Krebs [Gets into vehicle referring to Bronto Billy, a dying sauropod backing up traffic]
Oh, for god's sake. Rest in peace already, but get the hell out of the way.
Martin Krebs [Turns around startled to realize Zora has snuck in his vehicle and is seated]
Geez.
I mean, even for New York, it's pretty cold.
Martin Krebs Miss Bennett, I presume?
Martin Krebs [Starts driving]
Weren't we supposed to meet at the...
You're not exactly hard to follow. So, how did you hear about me?
Martin Krebs Paolo Pasolini, Blackwater.
Mm-hmm. Does he have a message for me?
Martin Krebs Yes, he said to say; "Felix isn't himself today".
Martin Krebs Is that some spy stuff? Cause that is fantastic.
What is it that you do at ParkerGenix?
Martin Krebs My company is developing a new medication and we have certain needs.
Uh-uh, that sounds vague. And what does that mean in this case?
Martin Krebs They say you're good at procuring things and not asking a lot of questions.
Martin Krebs They also say you're untroubled by possible legal or ethical implications.
Well, they need to shut up.
Martin Krebs Well, take it as a compliment. It means you get the job done.
I lost a friend on my last job, so I am not up for procuring.
Martin Krebs Well, you don't know what it is yet.
Yes, but you work for a pharmaceutical company, right? So you called me. I'm Spec Ops, so it's covert. I'm guessing info theft? I'm sorry, I do retrieval and extractions, not heists.
Martin Krebs It's dinosaurs. They may be through with us, but we're not through with them.
Well, they're all dead or dying, so...
Martin Krebs Except for on a few islands around the equator.
Yes, and those are nuclear zones, for a reason. You go there, you die.
Martin Krebs Which is where you come in.
No, thanks. [Leaves vehicle]
Martin Krebs [Following Zora walking to Brooklyn Bridge Park]
Miss Bennett, you know that 20% of the world's population will die of heart disease? That's one in every five people on the planet. Now, just imagine, take somebody you know, anybody. Imagine that you could be the one to give them an extra 20 years of life.
That's very touching. It's not my field.
Martin Krebs And we have very deep pockets. [Walks to and leans on railing]
Martin Krebs For you, extremely.
Well, I'm gonna need a number.
Martin Krebs Ten? Six zeros?
Including the one that's in the ten?
Martin Krebs No. It's a fortune, Miss Bennett. The kind of money that would mean you'd never have to put your life on the line ever again.
Alright, what's the hitch?
Martin Krebs Uh, possible criminal charges. We are going to a place where every government on the planet has outlawed travel.
Well, we better not tell anyone, then.
Martin Krebs Yeah, that might be a problem.
Martin Krebs [Approaches Henry in museum displays being packed up]
Good morning, Doctor. Sorry to drop in unannounced. Can we have a word?
Sorry, it's a hell of a day here. They're closing us down.
Martin Krebs Dr. Henry Loomis, Zora Bennett, our mission specialist.
Martin Krebs [To museum staff]
Uh, guys, why don't you just take a break for a minute, okay? Thanks, guys. [To Zora] Dr. Loomis has been advising Parke Janitz over the past six months on paleo-coronary health... for developing a new drug, paleo-dioxin, derived from the largest dinosaur species on record. [Henry walks in between them and Martin and Zora follows Henry Computer modeling suggests it could forestall coronary disease by an average of two decades. Think what that might have meant for your mother. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Anybody can read a file. If you get personal now, I'm out.
Martin Krebs I'm sorry for overstepping. This, uh, research is crucial. We just can't get it to trial. We're unable to synthesize the DNA, so we need samples from living dinosaurs.
The species must be a true colossus. It's the biggest animals across three categories; seagoing, land-based, and avian.
Oh, it's their hearts. The bigger they were, the bigger their coronary muscles. And they live the longest. Over a hundred years for some Cretaceous-era sauropods. Which means the three dinosaurs they need are... [gestures at display] Mosasaurus. Which lives in the ocean. And... [gestures at display] Titanosaurus. You'll find them on land... ...and in the sky. [gestures at display] Quetzalcoatlus. It's the largest pterosaur. Each of them had an average lifespan of well over a century before DNA refinement.
Martin Krebs A drug that could prevent heart disease would be the biggest medical breakthrough in centuries.
Yeah. It would sure be worth billions, right?
Martin Krebs Trillions.
Martin Krebs The only way for our scientists to complete the strands now is with blood and tissue samples from living dinosaurs.
Wait. You want to take blood samples from these animals while they're alive?
[Carrying crate]
Hemoglobin deoxygenates within seconds postmortem. Levitidae and hypostasis follow immediately.
Martin Krebs Fortunately for us, all these species exist in one isolated location. We're putting together a team and we'd like to leave immediately. We have competitors and Mr. Parker does not tolerate second place. Can you be ready tomorrow? Dr. Loomis?
I thought it was just advising.
Martin Krebs You are. In person. We're not qualified to identify the animals or predict behavior.
Well, why don't you send an army? You're a rich company.
Martin Krebs Confidentiality. The fewer people know about this, the better.
I can guarantee your safety. I mean, more or less.
No, no, no. It's not about my safety. It's just... "more or less?"
[Looks over shoulder and leans into Martin and Zora whispering]
What you're proposing is really illegal.
Oh, did we- did you tell him about the zeros?
Martin Krebs That's not gonna work with him.
What are you talking about? [Walks away]
Martin Krebs You ever seen a dinosaur in the wild? [Henry stops walking] I don't mean in a theme park when you're a kid or watching some poor creature wander around town lost. I mean, in it's natural habitat. Cause, until you've done that, you're just a guy who visits zoos.
[Walks over and sits on bench]
We sold a dozen tickets all last week. Five years ago, you'd have to wait in line for hours if you could even get in. Nobody cares about these animals anymore. They deserve better. I just- I need a second.
No, yeah. Take all the time that you need. [She and Martin sit on bench] Take all the minutes. Not like... your entire life, you know, has been leading up to this moment. [Pause] You ready?
Martin Krebs [Meeting Duncan at the Van Dijks bar in Paramaribo, Suriname]
Martin Krebs. We spoke on the phone?
Yeah, Krebs, look, I'm sorry. I thought it over and I can't do it. I'd like to, just as a favor to Zora, but I can't.
Martin Krebs What? [Sits at table] We already agreed on the phone. You named your price.
It's not that, it's just- it's a little too risky for my boat. She's not paid off yet, so I imagine you you understand. No hard feelings, Z.
Martin Krebs What the hell is this? He's your guy?
Yeah. We spent ten years in MARSOC together. Well, Duncan's the best, otherwise he wouldn't be here.
Martin Krebs Best of what? Drinking?
Moving things. And people in and out of places they shouldn't be.
Trouble is I really can't do it this time, Z. I'm sorry. And I'm afraid that's final.
That's a hell of a setback, Duncan. You promised me. Oh, we're screwed now. I'm sorry. [Walks to bar to get two bottles] I hate to see this all fall apart on you. I'll tell you what. [Walks back to table] Why don't you make some sort of good-faith gesture? Like, maybe, you know, just spitballing here, but maybe you could double the number that you and I spoke about and then I can take care of Duncan and his crew on my end.
Martin Krebs Oh, I see. [Chuckles] That's very nice. You guys cook this up on the phone or just now?
We're just trying to help you out.
I don't have to sit here and be insulted. [Gets up and walks away]
Martin Krebs For God's sakes, fine. Agreed.
Great. [Spreads map on table and points to it] We'll loop up to our Barbados. To avoid government controls, but there aren't many anyway.
Martin Krebs Why's that?
[Chuckles]
No one's dumb enough to go where we're going.
We can't stay here. They'll come back.
Martin Krebs They're more like mutations.
What do you mean, mutations?
Martin Krebs Abnormalities, deviations.
I know what the word means. What does it mean here where we are?
What are you talking about?
This island that we're on, Mr. Work here didn't tell us everything that we need to know.
Martin Krebs Look, dinosaurs are dinosaurs. What difference does it make?
Okay, fine. Don't tell us. We can just leave it here.
Martin Krebs It's fine.
Martin Krebs So this island was a laboratory of sorts. They conducted experimental work here.
What kind of experiments?
Martin Krebs Cross-breeding of species. The theme park owners were just responding to what the audience wanted. They were tired of looking at the same old thing. "Engineered entertainments", they call them.
Genetically altered freaks?
Martin Krebs Yeah. You don't want to do that in the middle of a theme park, do you?
Ideally, you don't try weird genetic shit at all.
Martin Krebs Well, they learned that the hard way. Any that were malformed or just too damn hard for anybody to look at, they left them here.
Well, that's inhuman. Why not just euthanize them?
Martin Krebs The average cost of a created species is 72 million dollars. What would you do? Kill it and have to tell your bank or just carry it forward on R&D?
What would I do with mutant dinosaurs from an accounting perspective? Is that really the question? [A dinosaur roars] Can we please just hurry this along?
Everybody, please stay cool. Our situation hasn't changed.
Two of our friends just died. Clearly the situation's changed quite a bit.
Yes. And that's horrible. But this is where we are now. Desperate and that's not any different than before. We were all desperate to begin with otherwise we wouldn't have come. Right? You specialize in a subject nobody cares about and you're about to be out of a job. You need this. I want the money. You want the money. Your company wants all the money. We still have that case. First sample's in it. Let's get the other two.
Martin Krebs That's a great idea. We have no weapons, Z.
[Starts cutting wire of fence]
We never did. I mean, not really. We had a few toys that would have made us feel better. They could have worked or not. Or where we're supposed to be. We know what we're supposed to do. Let's get what we need and get out.
Those kids, the people who went to the ocean they could still be alive. I say we find them first and then we get out.
Does anyone want to hear the backup plan?
Martin Krebs She has a backup plan?
She doesn't get out of bed but we got a backup plan.
[Expedition crew are wading in a creek]
Hey, you want to tell me how the, uh, girl fell over the rail?
Martin Krebs The thing hit the boat. You were there.
So when you, on the bridge, next to her said it was... so there was nothing you could do.
Martin Krebs What are you implying?
This isn't your first expedition, huh?
No, I've been on digs since I was 12. I studied under Alan Grant as a postdoc. I suppose you're in this kind of situation all the time.
I used to be. I hate the jungle. I try to avoid it now.
You can't see three feet in front of you, and you always know you're being stalked. The only place to hide is under water. I refuse to die in the jungle.
My dream is I die in a shallow sea and I'm buried quickly by silt.
It's the best chance of being fossilized that way.
